GSAC Softball

March 26, 2007
SOFTBALL PLAYER
CHANTAL MILLARD ~ California Baptist University
Junior ~ 5-5 ~ Shortstop ~ Riverside, California
Chantal Millard was 9-for-14 (.643) with 10 runs, 1 double, 2 home runs, 10 RBI, 4 walks, and 3 stolen bases as No. 1-ranked California Baptist won all 6 of its games last week. In the sweep of visiting Dana NE, she had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with a home run, 4 RBI, and a stolen base. In 4 wins at the Tucson Invitational against teams hailing anywhere from Oklahoma to Indiana, Millard was 7-for-11 (.636) at the plate with 7 runs, a double, a home run, 6 RBI, 2 walks, and 2 steals. Millard was named the NAIA Region II Softball Player of the Week.

SOFTBALL PITCHER
AMY THOMAS ~ California Baptist University
Junior ~ 5-11 ~ RHP ~ Barstow, California
Amy Thomas did not give up a run and allowed only 5 hits and 1 walk in 15.2 innings of work last week while striking out 19 and collecting 3 wins. In the 5-inning complete game against Dana NE, she gave up 1 hit while striking out 7. In 2 innings of no-decision work against Huntington IN, she gave up her only walk of the week while striking out 4. Against MidAmerica Nazarene KS, she pitched another 5-inning complete-game shutout, giving up 1 hit and striking out 4. In a 3.2-inning appearance against Science & Arts OK, she earned the win giving up 3 hits and striking out 4 again. Thomas has extended her streak of innings pitched without allowing an earned run to 65. 2 frames. Thomas was chosen as the NAIA Region II Softball Pitcher of the Week.

April 2, 2007
SOFTBALL PLAYER
CHANTAL MILLARD ~ California Baptist University
Junior ~ 5-5 ~ Shortstop ~ Riverside, California
Chantal Millard was 6-for-14 (.429) with 7 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 4 RBI, 1 walk, and 1 stolen base as No. 1-ranked California Baptist won all 4 of its games against ranked GSAC opponents last week. In the sweep of No. 24 Concordia, she had 5 hits in 7 at-bats with 5 runs scored, a home run, 4 doubles, 3 RBI, and a stolen base. In 2 shutouts of No. 5 Point Loma Nazarene, she had 2 runs, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Millard was named the NAIA Region II Softball Player of the Week.

SOFTBALL PITCHER
JENNIFER OLVERA ~ Vanguard University
Junior ~ 5-7 ~ RHP ~ Gilroy, California
Jennifer Olvera registered all 3 wins for No. 10-ranked Vanguard this week, pitching 2 complete games and making a late-game relief appearance in the other. She defeated No. 5-ranked Point Loma Nazarene 4-1, allowing only 4 hits and 1 unearned run, while striking out 10 Sea Lions. She also added a pair of hits and scored a run in the Point Loma double header. Olvera scattered 5 hits and 1 earned run, striking out 8, in Vanguard's 4-2 win over No. 24 Concordia. She came back in with 2 outs and 2 runners on base in the top of the seventh inning of game 2 and held the Eagles to push the game into extra innings. She earned the win as Vanguard came back with 2 runs in the bottom of the eighth for the 4-3 win. Olvera also scored the tying run for Vanguard. Olvera was selected as the NAIA Region II Softball Pitcher of the Week.

April 9, 2007
SOFTBALL PLAYER
PAIGE POWELL ~ Point Loma Nazarene University
Junior ~ 5-9 ~ Centerfielder ~ San Diego, California
Paige Powell was 8-for-11 (.727) at the plate with a double, a home run, 8 runs scored, 6 RBI and 4 stolen bases as No. 4-ranked Point Loma Nazarene won all 4 of its non-conference games last week. In the sweep of NCAA Division II No. 10-ranked Cal State San Bernardino on the road, Powell was 4-for-5 (.800), with 4 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 3 walks, and 3 stolen bases. In the doubleheader wins over Cal Lutheran, she was 4-for-6 (.667) with 4 runs, 3 RBI, and 3 stolen bases. Powell was chosen as the NAIA Region II Softball Player of the Week.

SOFTBALL PITCHER
KATIE GUSTAVESON ~ Biola University
Senior ~ 5-7 ~ RHP ~ Lake View Terrace, California
Katie Gustaveson tossed a 4-hit shutout as No. 16-ranked Biola ended top-ranked California Baptist's 33-game winning streak with a 2-0 win in the second game of a GSAC doubleheader. Gustaveson allowed just 4 singles and struck out 4 batters to improve to 10-5 for the season with a 1.31 ERA. Gustaveson was selected as the NAIA Region II Softball Pitcher of the Week.?

April 16, 2007
SOFTBALL PLAYER
AMERRA KESTERSON ~ Biola University
Senior ~ 5-2 ~ Centerfielder ~ Anaheim, California
Amerra Kesterson was 15-for-26 (.577) at the plate in Biola's 8 games last week. For the week, she had 11 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 6 RBI, 4 walks, and 3 stolen bases. On the Eagles' trip to Hawaii, Kesterson hit a home run in the sweep of BYU-Hawaii, scored a school-record 5 runs in a 5-inning win in the first of 2 wins over Chaminade HI, and had a triple, double, and stole 2 bases in the split with NCAA Division II No. 22 ranked Hawaii Pacific. Back on the mainland, she had 1 run, 1 RBI, and a stolen base in the split with No. 7-ranked Vanguard. Kesterson was selected as the NAIA Region II Softball Player of the Week.

SOFTBALL PITCHER
KATIE GUSTAVESON ~ Biola University
Senior ~ 5-7 ~ RHP ~ Lake View Terrace, California
Katie Gustaveson won 4 games last week, striking out 21 batters in 29 innings and allowing just 2 runs in 5 starts. Pitching in her third game in as many days, Gustaveson threw a 3-hit shutout against NCAA Division II No. 22-ranked Hawaii Pacific, striking out 5 as Biola won 1-0. On Saturday, Gustaveson started both ends of the doubleheader against No. 7 Vanguard, earning the victory in game 2 after a no decision in the first game. On the day, she allowed no runs on 5 hits in 10 innings with 4 strikeouts. Gustaveson was chosen as the NAIA Region II Softball Pitcher of the Week.

April 23, 2007
SOFTBALL PLAYER
RACHEL BOMGREN ~ Vanguard University
Senior ~ 5-8 ~ Shortstop ~ Tustin, California
Rachel Bomgren had 7 hits in 10 at bats (.700) and reached base in 13-of-16 plate appearances as No. 8-ranked Vanguard won all 4 of its GSAC games last week. Bomgren tallied 7 hits, including 4 doubles, 6 walks, and scored a team-high 8 runs. She also stole a pair of bases, and made 7 putouts and 10 assists on defense with no errors in the 4 games. In the doubleheader sweep at Azusa Pacific, she was 4-for-4 at the plate with 7 runs, 2 doubles, and 5 walks. In the 2 wins over Hope International, she was 3-for-6 (.500) with 2 doubles, and a run scored. Bomgren was selected as the NAIA Region II Softball Player of the Week.

SOFTBALL PITCHER
JENNIFER OLVERA ~ Vanguard University
Junior ~ 5-7 ~ RHP ~ Gilroy, California
Jennifer Olvera was the pitcher of record in all 4 Vanguard wins last week, 2 as a starter and 2 in relief, striking out 27 batters and allowing no runs in 15 innings. Olvera pitched a 5-inning 1-hit shutout in the first game at Azusa Pacific. She came back for 2 innings of hitless ball in game 2 as Vanguard came from behind for a 13-4 extra-inning win on the road. Olvera shutout Hope International on 2 hits, striking out 12 and walking none. She pitched a scoreless top of the seventh in game 2 with the Lions scoring the game-ending run in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 win and the sweep. As a hitter this week, she had 4 runs and 4 RBIs, including the game-winning run in the first game against Hope International. Olvera was named the NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week.

April 30, 2007
SOFTBALL PLAYER
SARAH JENSEN ~ Biola University
Junior ~ 5-6 ~ First Base ~ San Diego, California
Junior Sarah Jensen went 9-for-12 (.750) at the plate, failing to reach base in only 3 of her 16 plate appearances as No. 17-ranked Biola split 4 conference games last week. For the week she had 6 runs, a double, 3 RBI and 2 walks. In the doubleheader losses to No. 4 Point Loma Nazarene, she went 5-for-7 with 2 RBI. In the sweep at Hope International, Jensen was 4-for-5 with 6 runs. The only time she was retired against Hope International was a ground out which drove in a run. Jensen was chosen as the NAIA Region II Softball Player of the Week.

SOFTBALL PITCHER
CANDICE THOMAS ~ California Baptist University
Senior ~ 5-8 ~ RHP ~ Barstow, California
Senior Candice Thomas gave up just 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7 and earned 2 shutout victories in 13 innings of work last week as No. 1-ranked California Baptist finished the regular season with 22 wins out of 24 conference games. Thomas notched 8 shutout innings, scattering just 3 hits in the 3-0 extra-inning win over No. 8 Vanguard. She then capped off the week with another 3-hit shutout in an 8-0 victory at Concordia to close out the regular season with 3 consecutive shutouts. Thomas was named the NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week.